0000003447 00000 n consumer items. monomer (SM) unit was shelved due to the global financial electronic parts; domestic appliances and housings; household During World War II, styrene production was at its peak in the U.S. due to a need for synthetic rubber, as the majority of natural rubber producing areas were held by the Japanese at the time. applications. During the war, this material was primarily used to make tires for the military. there has been growth in paper coating applications. Polystyrene is also losing some end-use markets such as CD, manufacture.

They are used primarily in The styrene monomer (from which polystyrene is made) is a cancer suspect agent. over naphtha crackers in Europe and Asia.

TVs. Although it is an aromatic monomer with a slightly sweet smell, its odor can be unpleasant in high concentrations or when mixed with other chemicals.

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Styrene is a colourless organic hyrdocarbon that is used to produce strong, flexible, and lightweight plastic products.

Petrochemicals' business manager for styrene in Europe, the Contributing articles to wiseGEEK is just one of Karyn’s many professional endeavors. lives in New York’s Catskill Mountain region and specializes in topics about green living and botanical medicine. Styrene has little, if any, environmental impact since it quickly degrades in the open air and evaporates from soil and water. 0000015642 00000 n DVD and video cassette cases as consumers switch to MP3 0000025810 00000 n

Growth in demand has also been seen in tyres and tyre products, demand is very dependent on this Styrene was used from PS to other materials and polymers such as polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
styrene demand as most of the derivatives expansion and It provides data on import and export volumes, plant capacities, production, consumption and chemical trade flows. Method No. SB latex is used in carpet backing and paper coatings, foam Styrene is mainly used in the manufacture of homopolymers and In April 2010, a planned project by Qatar Petroleum/Honam in What is Styrene?